2.6.3 Environment Variables for Edwin
These environment variables are referred to by Edwin.
     
- EDWIN_BINARY_DIRECTORY
- Directory where Edwin expects to find files providing autoloaded
facilities.  The default is edwin on the library path.
     
 
- EDWIN_INFO_DIRECTORY
- Directory where Edwin expects to find files for the `info' documentation
subsystem.  The default is edwin/info on the library path.
     
 
- EDWIN_ETC_DIRECTORY
- Directory where Edwin expects to find utility programs and documentation
strings.  The default is edwin on the library path.
     
 
- ESHELL
- Filename of the shell program to use in shell buffers.  If not defined,
the SHELL environment variable is used instead.
     
 
- SHELL
- Filename of the shell program to use in shell buffers and when executing
shell commands.  Used to initialize the shell-path-nameeditor
variable.  The default is /bin/sh on unix systems and
cmd.exe on Windows systems.
 
- PATH
- Used to initialize the exec-patheditor variable, which is
subsequently used for finding programs to be run as subprocesses.
 
- DISPLAY
- Used when Edwin runs under unix and uses X11.  Specifies the display
on which Edwin will create windows.
     
 
- TERM
- Used when Edwin runs under unix on a terminal.  Terminal type.
     
 
- LINES
- Used when Edwin runs under unix on a terminal.  Number of text lines
on the screen, for systems that don't support ‘TIOCGWINSZ’.
     
 
- COLUMNS
- Used when Edwin runs under unix on a terminal.  Number of text columns
on the screen, for systems that don't support ‘TIOCGWINSZ’.